introduction to the theatre of the eighteenth century
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Introduction to the theatre of the eighteenth century
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Theatres of the Ancien Regime
One of the most popular and prestigious forms of entertainment
Official theatres: l’Opéra & la Comédie Française
Semi-official theatres: les théâtres de la Foire & les théâtres du boulevard
Private theatres
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The public
Annual income of 600 livres to afford going to the theatre
A good manual worker earns at the top end 300 livres
Performances started at 5pm, so before the end of the working day
Théâtres de la foire more accessible
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Spatial organisation
ParterreAmphitheatreLogesSeats directly on the stage1759: the stage is completely free of
spectatorsTheatre becomes a visual experience
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Tragedy in crisis
Classical tragedy at the apex of literary genresSeventeenth-century theatre: Racine and CorneilleLa règle des trois unités: time, place, action‘Qu’en un lieu, qu’en un jour, un seul fait accompli /
Tienne jusqu’à la fin le théâtre rempli’ (Boileau)La règle de bienséance: no physical intimacy or
violence‘Ce qu’on ne doit point voir, qu’un récit nous
l’expose:/ les yeux en le voyant saisiront mieux la chose;/ Mais il est des objets que l’art judicieux / Doit offrir à l’oreille et reculer des yeux’ (Boileau)
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Tragedy in crisis
Discovery of ShakespeareTheatre as a tribune Calls for making the tragedy more suppleVoltaire, Diderot, Mercier
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Theatre of the Revolution
Plays linked to the political eventsRegeneration of the nation through theatreBut not a regeneration of theatre itself‘écoles primaires pour adultes’